Chris Bernard

Senior Knowledge Lawyer, Freshfields LLP. Chris is an experienced financial services and capital markets lawyer. He practised for many years as a U.S. lawyer in London and was formerly a partner at Allen & Overy, advising issuers and underwriters on a wide range of capital markets and corporate finance transactions. He has also written extensively on legal and regulatory issues for numerous publications and lectured on financial regulation, microfinance and capital markets. Prior to joining Freshfields, he was head of the financial services practical guidance team at LexisNexis.